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Due to the extremely strong cold air, the snow is getting stronger on the first day of the first day, mainly along the mountains on the Sea of Japan side of Niigata, Hokuriku, and Tohoku prefecture. Heavy snow is expected to continue for two days, so watch out for impact on traffic and watch out for avalanches, falling snow, and accidents during snowfall.
According to the Meteorological Agency, extremely strong cold air has flowed into the sky and, due to the strong winter-type pressure distribution, strong snow clouds intermittently flow along the mountains on the Sea of Japan side of the Niigata, Hokuriku and Tohoku prefecture. In some places it has been snowing more than 30 centimeters in the last 12 hours.
Snowfall mainly increases along the mountains and snowfall at 11:00 a.m. M.
▽ Okura Village Hijiori in Yamagata prefecture has increased by almost 50 cm in the last 12 hours to 2 meters 16 centimeters.
▽ 1 meter 57 cm in Uonuma city, Niigata prefecture,
▽ It measures 1 meter 52 cm in Yokote city, Akita prefecture.
Snow piles up even on flat ground
▽ 36 cm in Yamagata city,
▽ It measures 21 cm in the city of Toyama.
Snowfall forecast from morning 1 to morning 2
The amount of snow that falls in the 24 hours until the morning of day 2 is in many mountains.
▽ 80 cm in Niigata prefecture,
▽ 70 cm on the Tohoku Sea of Japan side,
▽ 60 cm in Hokuriku, Gifu prefecture, north of Kinki,
▽ 50 cm in Hokkaido,
▽ 40 cm in northeast Kan
▽ It is expected to be 30 cm in Nagano prefecture.
Snowfall forecast from morning of day 2 to morning of day 3
Also, the amount of snow that falls in the 24 hours from the morning of day 2 to the morning of day 3 is high in the mountains.
▽ 70 cm to 90 cm in Niigata prefecture,
▽ 40 to 60 cm on the Sea of Japan side of Tohoku and Hokuriku,
▽ 30 cm to 50 cm in Gifu prefecture,
▽ It is expected to be 20 to 40 cm in Hokkaido, Nagano Prefecture, Northeast Kanki and North Kinki.
Watch out for the effects of traffic and watch out for snowfall accidents
On the side of the Sea of Japan, from Tohoku to the Chugoku region, where heavy snowfall has occurred so far, snowfall is higher than normal in several places. You must be careful about accidents during snowfall.
Be careful of snow falling from the eaves and roof, and be sure to take safety measures, such as working with two or more people.
88 empty flights canceled
At 11:30 am on Day 1, 56 flights for ANA and 32 flights for Japan Airlines were canceled.
On the 2nd, ANA decided to cancel a total of 3 flights to and from Chitose Airport, Niigata Airport, Toyama Airport, etc., so Japan Airlines has no plans to cancel.
Airlines are asking for the latest information on their websites, etc. as the number of cancellations may increase depending on how it snows in the future.
Yamagata Shinkansen Stop driving all day between Yamagata and Shinjo
The Yamagata Shinkansen is an ascending and descending line between Yamagata Station and Shinjo Station, and the operation is suspended for the entire day with the operation expected to resume around noon on the 2nd.
Other Shinkansen trains operate as usual, but there is a possibility of delays depending on how it snows in the future.
There are places where the schedule is altered by cancellations or delays in some sections of conventional lines in several places.
JR companies are requesting that the latest operational information be verified on their websites.
Akita Expressway partially closed
Furthermore, the chain’s regulations apply in various places.
Highway companies check their websites for the latest information, etc., and ask them to install winter tires and chains and drive at reduced speed.
